4th and 14. That is all that stood in the way of the Manny Diaz led Miami Hurricanes and a fifth straight win against their rival Florida State. The failure of that play was in many ways a microcosm of the Manny Diaz era.
The fact you were in that situation to begin with. Just when you blinked the Hurricanes were down 17-0. If you have ever gone to a live Miami home game you will hear the stadium play by play announcer often periodically exclaim, “That’s another Miami Hurricanes first down!”
Well it was another Diaz slow start!